WHAT:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in partnership with the American Red Cross, will hold its 9th Annual Community Blood Drive. Last year, Airport employees donated 137 pints of blood, surpassing its goal of 103 pints, through this drive.

Media attending the event are required to arrive by 11:15 a.m. Please meet at the clock tower in the atrium. Representatives from both the Department of Aviation and the American Red Cross will be available to answer questions.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson is the world’s busiest airport, serving more than 95 million passengers annually with nonstop service to 160 U.S. destinations and nearly 70 international destinations in more than 45 countries.
The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, architectural engineering and construction – including the 2013 Global Efficiency Excellence Award from the Air Transport Research Society (for more information, go to www.atrsworld.org), 2013 Project of the Year, Architectural Category for the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal from the American Association of Airport Executives Southeast chapter (for more information, go to www.secaaae.org ) and the 2012 Best Airport in North America, Business Travel Award from the Business Traveler Magazine (for more information, go to www.businesstravelerusa.com ). ATL is undergoing more than $6 billion worth of capital improvements, which include a new, energy-efficient rental car center, a gold LEED certified international terminal which opened to the general public on May 16, 2012 (for more information, go to www.atlanta-airport.com/internationalterminal/) and aesthetic and functional upgrades to its concourses, people movers and parking services. For more information, go to www.atlanta-airport.com. Check out the Airport’s YouTube
channel by visiting
http://www.youtube.com/AtlantaHartsfield, follow us on Twitter (@Atlanta_Airport) and become a fan on Facebook (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport).

Our mission is to provide the Atlanta region a safe, secure and cost-competitive gateway to the
world that drives economic development, operates with the highest level of customer service and efficiency, and exercises fiscal and environmental responsibility.